16/06/2026
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Public confidence in provincial leadership remains robust across the Zamboanga Peninsula, with all governors securing strong ratings in the latest RPMD Foundation Inc. "๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ง" ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ. The assessment measured public trust and job performance, which were combined to generate the ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฑ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ (๐๐๐)โRPMD's benchmark for evaluating the overall effectiveness of local leadership. The results indicate that voters across the region continue to place significant value on responsive governance, visible public service, and leadership that delivers tangible results.
Emerging as the region's highest-rated provincial leader is ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐๐ซ, who recorded an impressive ๐๐.๐% ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฑ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐, supported by an ๐๐.๐% ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ and an ๐๐.๐% ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ . Her strong showing reflects widespread public confidence in her administration and underscores the positive reception of programs and initiatives implemented throughout the province. The results position her at the forefront of provincial governance in Region IX and highlight the electorate's recognition of effective leadership and service delivery.
Closely following in second place is ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฒ, who earned an ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐.๐%, with 80.6% trust and 81.8% performance ratings. The findings suggest sustained constituent approval and indicate that voters continue to view his administration favorably across governance, development initiatives, and responsiveness to public needs. His ratings place him among the region's strongest-performing provincial executives.
๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ranked third with an ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐.๐%, backed by a 78.4% Trust Rating and a 79.3% Performance Rating. The results reflect solid public confidence in her leadership and demonstrate continued support for her administration's efforts to advance provincial development and strengthen government services.
Meanwhile, ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ posted a respectable ๐๐.๐% ๐๐๐, supported by 76.1% trust and 76.7% performance ratings. While ranking fourth in the regional assessment, his scores remain significantly above RPMD's governance benchmark, reflecting favorable public sentiment and continued confidence in his stewardship of the province.
๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐. ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐-๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐, ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐.
According to ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ณ, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ, the findings demonstrate that voters are becoming increasingly discerning in evaluating their leaders.
"๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ช๐ก๐ฉ๐จ-๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐. ๐๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐; ๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ค๐ง๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ค ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข๐จ, ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐จ. ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐จ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ," ๐ฟ๐ง. ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฏ ๐จ๐๐๐.
The RPMD Governors Governance Survey evaluates provincial leaders across key governance dimensions, including leadership effectiveness, fiscal responsibility, infrastructure development, social services, public safety, disaster preparedness and response, environmental stewardship, citizen engagement, innovation, and overall constituent satisfaction. These indicators provide a comprehensive framework for assessing governance performance and measuring how effectively provincial administrations are meeting the needs of the people they serve.
The survey was conducted from April 1โ8, 2026, among 5,000 randomly selected registered voters across the Zamboanga Peninsula. Respondents were proportionally distributed and weighted to reflect each province's actual voter population and were drawn from all socioeconomic classes, ensuring broad representation of public opinion. The survey carries a ยฑ1% margin of error at a 95% confidence level and is part of RPMD's independent, non-commissioned nationwide governance assessment program. As such, the findings provide a credible and statistically reliable reflection of constituent sentiment during the first quarter of 2026.
The results affirm that strong governance, public trust, and effective service delivery remain closely interconnected. As provincial governments navigate increasingly complex economic and social challenges, the survey suggests that citizens continue to reward leaders who demonstrate competence, accountability, and a sustained commitment to improving their constituents' lives.
